Rapid Reader

Speed reads text

Rapid Reader - Speed Read Text in Your Browser

Rapid Reader is a Chrome extension that allows you to speed read text in your browser. It works by flashing the text word-by-word and can be used on any webpage. With Rapid Reader, you can adjust the Words-Per-Minute and chunk size settings to customize your reading experience.
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Extension stats

Users: 502
9
Rating: 5.00
(4)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2014-04-27)
Version code: 1.1
Creation date: 2014-04-27
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 254.98K

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Rapid Reader lets you speed read text in your browser by flashing the text word-by-word.

Select the text you want to read, then click the Rapid Reader icon or use the keyboard shortcut "Alt-R" to rapid read.

Rapid Reader can read text from any webpage. You can configure the Words-Per-Minute and chunk size (how many words shown at once).

User reviews

This is awesome!
by Hemanth Kini, 2014-04-29

Great Extension!
by Karan Sharma, 2014-04-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Rapid Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

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